Cindy Brockus
305 E Hopper
Letona, AR 72085
(501) 728-3028 home
(501) 827-2385 cell clbrockus2@yahoo.com
Cornus Floridia ( flowering dogwood) a small deciduous tree with a growth rate of about 33 ft at maturity. The flower has 4 greenish-yellow bracts about 20 flowers are in a flower head. Flowering dogwood does best in moist, acidic soil in a site with some afternoon shade, but good morning sun. The hardiness zone is 5–9. Cornus florida is easily propagated by seeds, Softwood cuttings taken in late spring or early summer from new growth can be rooted under mist. Cornus florida is the state tree and flower of Virginia. The tree produces red berries and can be eaten but do not taste good.
Cornus florida is easily propagated by seeds, which are sown in the fall into prepared rows of sawdust or sand, and emerge in the spring. Germination rates for good clean seed should be near 100% if seed dormancy is first overcome by cold stratification treatments for 90 to 120 days at 4 °C (39 °F). Around 20 flowers are produced in a dense, rounded, umbel-shaped inflorescence, or flower-head, 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) in diameter.
you can buy a dogwood for $5.97 in a 4 1/2" pot
Cornus Florida
White Dogwood